Getting Started · Lesson 2 of 15
Your First Real Chat
No magic words needed: type the way you talk, then keep the conversation going.
No wrong way
Your turn: try this
Paste it into Claude and fill in the [brackets].
I've been wondering about [something you're curious about]. Can you explain it simply, then tell me one surprising thing about it?
Read the transcript
A lot of people freeze up the first time. What am I supposed to type?
Here's the secret: just talk normally.
Getting started: your first real chat.
No magic words. Type it the way you'd say it out loud.
Claude answers in plain English.
Then keep the conversation going. Ask a follow-up, just like you would with a friend. Simpler. Cheaper. Step by step.
It remembers everything you've said earlier in the chat, so you never have to start over.
And if a chat ever goes sideways, just start a new one. There's no wrong way to do this.
Your turn. Ask Claude about something you've been wondering about lately.
That's your first chat. See you in the next one!